Congress of Vienna

American  

noun

1. an international conference (1814–15) held at Vienna after Napoleon's banishment to Elba, with Metternich as the dominant figure, aimed at territorial resettlement and restoration to power of the crowned heads of Europe.

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Congress of Vienna British  

noun

1. the European conference held at Vienna from 1814–15 to settle the territorial problems left by the Napoleonic Wars

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Example Sentences

To solidify their peace agreement, members of this Quadruple Alliance met at the Congress of Vienna in 1814–1815.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Switzerland nation has not fought in an international war since 1815, when it adopted neutrality at the Congress of Vienna which ended the French Revolutionary Wars.

From Reuters • May 15, 2022

Switzerland was granted "eternal neutrality" at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

From BBC • May 6, 2022

The conference, known later as the Congress of Vienna, was then re- convened, finally concluding in 1815.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

After the fall of Murat, Ferdinand IV. had been restored to his throne by the Congress of Vienna, and in 1816 had assumed the title of King of the Two Sicilies.

From The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 by Dickson, William Kirk